### [CVE-2017-9793](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-9793)
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### Description

The REST Plugin in Apache Struts 2.1.x, 2.3.7 through 2.3.33 and 2.5 through 2.5.12 is using an outdated XStream library which is vulnerable and allow perform a DoS attack using malicious request with specially crafted XML payload.

### POC

#### Reference
No PoCs from references.

#### Github
- https://github.com/0xm4ud/S2-045-and-S2-052-Struts-2-in-1
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- https://github.com/IkerSaint/VULNAPP-vulnerable-app
- https://github.com/khodges42/Etrata
- https://github.com/m4udSec/S2-045-and-S2-052-Struts-2-in-1
- https://github.com/pctF/vulnerable-app